Tang Xiaofen looked at the house and said, "This house is a bit small. I'll find a bigger one later."
Tang's mother said, "It's enough. It's not small anymore. Although there's only one room, it's still quite a big house. We can get a board and make a bed here. Two beds will be enough for us to sleep on. One more person means one more mouth to feed. How can you support the four of us by yourself? The more money you can save, the smaller it will be."
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"Mom, I can support you."
Tang's mother felt sad when she thought about the hardships her daughter had endured over the years. This child has been diligent since she was young.
When she was a child, she was treated as a maid by her grandmother and was ordered around by her father, but she never complained.
I finally got married, but I didn't expect it to be a pitfall.
She did all the work inside and outside the house by herself and also gave birth to two children.
If she had to support the entire Wang family, she must have suffered so much.
Tang's mother wiped her tears and said, "My daughter is really amazing. She supports so many people by herself. It's that Wang family who is such a jerk. They have let you down."
Tang Xiaofen smiled and said, "Mom, things are much better now than before. Before, no matter how much work I did, I never got any reward. Now I only work six hours a day and I make over a hundred yuan. We don't smoke, drink, or gamble. We just eat, so we don't spend much."
Mother Tang nodded and looked at the house.
The house is indeed a bit shabby, but it is cheap.
Tang Xiaofen also looked at the house. It was cheap, but she heard that it was going to be demolished soon, so she would have to move out sooner or later.
As for buying your own house?
Tang Xiaofen didn't even dare to think about it, it was too expensive.
…
Wang Chenchen found Lu Jiangting's house and squatted at their door until dark but didn't see anyone.
It was his neighbor Aunt Li who discovered him.
"Hey, isn't this Chenchen? Why are you here?"
Wang Chenchen looked up at her and said nothing.
Aunt Li asked again, "Didn't you say you were back home? How did you get here?" She looked around and asked, "Are you alone?"
Wang Chenchen still ignored her.
Aunt Li continued, "Are you waiting for Lu Jiangting? He can't be here anymore. He hasn't been back in days."
Wang Chenchen's eyes widened and she asked, "Where did he go? Why didn't he come back?"
"I heard that you're busy with work and get off work very late, so you might as well stay in the dormitory."
Originally, Lu Jiangting and Liu Anguo shared a dormitory, but they moved out after Liu Anguo moved out.
But after Lu Jiangting sent Wang Chenchen away, he was the only one left at home.
He didn't want to go back to this cold home, so he simply applied for a dormitory and moved back in.
Hearing what Aunt Li said, Wang Chenchen also panicked.
What would he do if Lu Jiangting didn't come back?
As I was thinking this, my stomach started to growl.
Aunt Li asked, "Did you not have dinner?"
Wang Chenchen nodded.
Aunt Li sighed and said, "What a sin! It's pitiful. Wait here for a moment. I'll get you something to eat."
Aunt Li had some leftover food at home, so she simply gave it to Wang Chenchen.
"The food is a little cold, but the weather is not too cold. You can just eat it."
"Thank you." Wang Chenchen said in a low voice after taking it.
He quickly finished eating, gobbled it up, and after that, returned the bowl and chopsticks to Aunt Li and thanked her again.
The sound is very small, as thin as a mosquito's hum.
When Aunt Li heard this, her heart softened again.
After all, he is just a child. She is in her sixties and eighties, so how can she not be soft-hearted?
"What are you planning to do tonight? Lu Jiangting definitely won't be back."
"I don't know either. I'll just wait for him here. It's not freezing out, so I'll just sleep by the door."
"You're all sweaty and stinky, why don't you wash it off?"
"It's okay, he's just a little beggar."
Aunt Li was amused by this and laughed out loud.
Then I felt sad again.
How could this family's life, which was so good, end up like this?
Aunt Li thought for a moment and said, "Then you wait here, the day after tomorrow... the weekend after tomorrow, to see if he'll come back."
She would not take the child back to her home, and would be satisfied if she could just give him some leftovers.
For the past two days, Wang Chenchen has been sleeping at the door of Lu Jiangting's house, and she can barely survive by eating two meals of leftovers sent by Aunt Li every day.
As expected, Lu Jiangting came back on the weekend.
He would come back every week during the holidays to check the water and electricity, clean the room, etc.
He was also startled when he suddenly saw Wang Chenchen sleeping at the door, and he turned and left.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Wang Chenchen was awakened and ran towards him in big strides.
"Uncle Lu."
After chasing him all the way out the door, Wang Chenchen stopped him breathlessly.
"Uncle Lu, I'm back. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have disobeyed you. You...you should just support me."
Lu Jiangting's face turned pale and he stared at him intently.
After a while, he finally said, "I'm not your parent. I have no obligation to support you."
"But you divorced my mother and you asked for my custody."
Lu Jiangting's mouth twitched as he continued, "You should know that I only asked for your custody because of Jianjun. Since you are not Jianjun's son, I cannot raise you."
"I know, but...but it's not my fault. You can't take custody of me and then not support me."
Lu Jiangting: “…”
"No one can support me anymore. If that doesn't work, send me to an orphanage."
Send to an orphanage?
Lu Jiangting had actually inquired about it and was told that Wang Chenchen's situation did not meet the orphanage's adoption criteria.
Since he is willing... forget it, I'll take him with me to try again.
Lu Jiangting looked at this burden that he couldn't get rid of with helplessness, and could only take him home first.
Because it is too dirty and smelly.
He took him home and had him take a shower and change into clean clothes.
The dirty clothes he took off were disgusting, so Lu Jiangting threw them directly into the bucket to soak.
"Come back later and wash it yourself. I won't help you."
"good."
Um?
It's rare, I listened.
Taking advantage of this weekend, Lu Jiangting took Wang Chenchen to the orphanage.
"His parents are both in jail. See if you can take him in."
"Who are you to him?"
"I'm not related to him. He lives with me temporarily."
"If he's not his, why would he live with you?"
Lu Jiangting hesitated for a moment and said, "I was friends with his uncle, but he has passed away."
"So you're taking care of him as a friend?"
"I guess so."
"Then are there other people in his family? For example, grandparents, grandparents, etc."
Lu Jiangting pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
The staff stared at him, waiting for his answer.
"I guess so." After thinking about it, he decided not to lie.
"But his grandfather is paralyzed, and his grandmother has to take care of him and can't take care of him."
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